More than 121,000 Vietnamese workers go to work abroad

Mr. Vu Truong Giang, Acting Director of the Department of Overseas Labor Management (Ministry of Home Affairs) said that in the first 10 months of 2025, there were 121,190 workers (40,938 female workers) working abroad, reaching 93.2% of the 2025 plan.

Vietnamese workers under the EPS Program enter Korea at Incheon airport. Photo courtesy

In particular, key and traditional markets still maintain a stable number of laborers, with the Japanese market leading with 55,049 workers, followed by the Taiwanese market (China) with 47,135 workers and the Korean market with 9,996 workers. The number of European markets such as Germany, Romania, Hungary, Russia... remains stable.

It is estimated that by the end of 2025, the number of Vietnamese workers going to work abroad in the 5-year period (2021-2025) will reach 636,000 workers, reaching 127.3% of the plan for the period 2021-2025 (in the period 2021-2025, the plan to send Vietnamese workers to work abroad under contracts is 500,000 workers).

There are currently about 860,000 Vietnamese workers working abroad, mainly concentrated in some key markets such as Japan, Taiwan (China), South Korea and some European countries. Besides stabilizing key markets, new markets such as Germany, Romania, Hungary, Israel, UAE are expanding strongly.

Workers working abroad have a relatively stable income and much higher than those working domestically in the same profession and at the same level. On average, workers send home about 6.5 - 7 billion USD each year, contributing significantly to the country's foreign currency resources, increasing savings and improving the lives of workers and their families.

This activity not only brings an important source of remittances, but also contributes to improving the quality of human resources, spreading the image of Vietnamese people as hard-working, creative and disciplined. The above results have a great contribution from more than 500 licensed service enterprises, many of which have become typical bright spots.

These enterprises have been proactively expanding their markets, investing in training, strengthening international cooperation, and contributing to the implementation of Resolution 68-NQ/TW on developing a dynamic, integrated, and socially responsible private sector.

According to VNA

Source: https://baohaiphong.vn/hon-121-000-lao-dong-viet-nam-di-lam-viec-o-nuoc-ngoai-525091.html